October E-mails Key to Holiday 2008 Success
Have you made your list and checked it twice? Nope? Uh oh. If you haven’t set up your holiday e-mail strategy yet, you may be too late
Tim Parry
Is Add-A-Name All That?
The practice of add-a-name allows merchants to use second-tier prospect names to fill gaps in carrier routes. But in the long run, does it save money? Here are some thoughts from Robin Lebo of catalog consultancy Lebo Direct
Filler-mail savings
Only a fool would mail a less than-perfect prospect name, right? Not quite true. A small number of mailers are doing it as part of a practice called add-a-name.
May Mailings Plunge
Mailbox Clutter seems to be clearing out. According to the Catalog Tracker service of list firm Direct Media, the number of catalogs tracked in May was
Report: E-Commerce Investments Increasing
Consumers may be reluctant to spend these days, but merchants are beefing up their investments in e-commerce, according to a white paper released last week by The E-Tailing Group.
Industry Leaders Feel for Vin Gupta
Vin Gupta may have some shareholders angry at him. But list industry sources seem to have sympathy for the fallen InfoGroup chairman
The Sportman’s Guide Starts Boating Site
Hoping to Build Its Fishing and marine clientele, The Sportsman’s Guide has launched a new Website, BoatingSavings.com. The e-commerce site, which went
Horny Toad Aquires Nau
Lifestyle Apparel Manufacturer/Marketer Horny Toad Activewear announced in June that it has acquired the assets of Nau, which sells a clothing line similar
Live From MeritDirect: 9 Best Practices for B-to-B
White Plains, NY–In his 15 years in sales and 25 years as a database marketer, John M. Coe has seen business-to-business marketing patterns grow and shift.
Live From MeritDirect: USPS Wants Quality over Quantity
White Plains, NY–After years of managing volume, the U.S. Postal Service wants to instead manage mail quality, according to Hamilton Davison, executive director of the American Catalog Mailers Association.